Author
Topic: how to un-minimize FireFox for URL's? (Read 4685 times)

I like to keep most of my running apps minimized, with only the one or two I'm using restored (not maximized, just regular-sized). So my URL FARR targets usually land in a minimized FireFox. Is there a way to send them over there and get FireFox to unminimize? I tried appending a /MAXIMIZE onto the end of one of the aliases, but no luck (probably would have worked if FireFox had not been running, but I didn't really want it maximized, just regular-ized).

this should really happen automatically whenever a url is launched -- it does here.

as long as the thing being launched is a url, your browser should pop up from minimization when the url is opened. as i said it does here. it's not FARR doing that, it's the browser doing it. i use firefox too by the way.

ps i do use a firefox extension that minimizes FF to the tray but i really don't think that is it.

That's what I thought, but no luck here. FF 2.0.0.12, with a few add-ons, but nothing jumping out as a possible culprit of "retain minimized despite new URL". Will keep an eye out. Open to suggestions.

another possible reason that it might work for me and not for others is that i have FF set to open a new tab for new urls, and maybe you don't? and maybe FF only will un-minimize if their is a new tab or page being opened?

here is something to try: set FF as a custom browser in FARR and see if that makes a difference. i don't have it set in mine but it will cause urls to launch via a different method, which might trigger FARR to wake up. just put the path to FF and dont worry about the $$1 i think.

With SelectToSurf, I get the same behavior (select a URL in notepad, hit ctrl-space, the new URL loads into FF, but FF stays minimized).

In FF I have both "Web Browser Links" and "External Links" set to open in the current tab. But setting either or both to "New Tab" does not help. The URLs do open in new tabs, but FF still stays minimized.

I tried setting the "Custom Browser" to FF. The first time only, with Firefox already running, I tried to launch a URL from farr and got a dialog that said: "Close Firefox: Firefox is already running, but is not responding. To open a new window, you must first close the existing Firefox process, or restart your system." But after closing and re-opening FF, it now works the same with or without the "Custom Browser" (it loads, but stays minimized).

I do have it working correctly on a new computer with nothing but XP Pro SP 2 installed (and ff and farr). But on my home, office, and laptop machines (also XP Pro SP2), I just can't get farr to un-minimize ff. I uninstalled every ff add-on one at a time, and then finally wiped the ff directory and reinstalled ff. With no ff add-ons installed, I then removed app after app from the Task Manager, startup apps, and anything that was not running on the other (working) XP machine. Does anyone see anything else worth killing off?

Bummer of a birthmark, Hal. A huge time drain, but a nice payoff in the balance. Apologies for the delayed reply to those trying to help, I really had to get back to work for a couple of days.